The opposition candidate’s decision to seek asylum in Spain and the autocratic leader’s antagonism toward regional powers lessen the chances of a political transition.
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Venezuela’s Opposition Candidate Edmundo González Flees to Spain
Edmundo González, who is widely considered to have won July’s disputed presidential election, was facing an arrest warrant.
Venezuelan and Proxy Forces Linked to at Least 6 Protester Deaths, Rights Group Says
A Human Rights Watch report marks the first effort by a major international organization to verify some of the two-dozen reported deaths in protests since Venezuela’s disputed presidential election.
Maduro Declares Christmas in October in Venezuela
With the nation’s democracy in shambles, President Nicolás Maduro tries to inject some holiday cheer.
U.S. Seized an Airplane Owned by Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro
The Biden administration said the airplane had been illegally exported for Mr. Maduro. U.S. officials accuse him of undermining the results of a presidential election he lost.
The Venezuelan City Devastated By Migration
About a quarter of the residents of Maracaibo, Venezuela’s second-largest city, have moved away — and more are expected to soon follow.
Maduro Appears to Send Two Foreign Members of Ukraine’s Military to Face Trial in Russia
Two Colombian soldiers who had fought for Ukraine are now under arrest in Moscow. They wound up there after stopping over in Venezuela, which apparently extradited them.
Maduro Appears to Send Two Foreign Members of Ukraine’s Military to Face Trial in Russia
Two Colombian soldiers who had fought for Ukraine are now under arrest in Moscow. They wound up there after stopping over in Venezuela, which apparently extradited them.
Honduras Says It Will End Extradition Treaty With United States
Honduran leaders, angered after remarks by the U.S. ambassador, said they would terminate the century-old extradition treaty, which was recently used to extradite a former president.
No Evidence that Maduro Won, Says Top Venezuelan Election Official
In an interview with The New York Times, an electoral council official expressed grave doubts about claims to victory by the authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro.